Long-term monitoring of the Iberian ibex population in the Sierra Nevada of the southeast Iberian Peninsula.

ABSTRACT: This dataset provides long-term information on the presence of the Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica Schimper, 1848) in Sierra Nevada (SE Iberian Peninsula). Data on the abundance and demographic structure of the Iberian ibex population were compiled over the last three decades. Transects were laid out to record different variables such as the number of individuals sighted, the perpendicular distance of each group of Iberian ibex to the transect line and sex as well as age of individuals in the case of males. These data enabled the calculation of population parameters such as density, sex ratio, birth rate, and age structure. These parameters are key for Iberian ibex conservation and management, given that Sierra Nevada harbours the largest population of this species in the Iberian P

SUBMITTER: Granados JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7316791 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature